Bethune-Cookman Invites Community to Participate in Sacred B-CU Tradition

BETHUNE-COOKMAN INVITES COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SACRED COMMENCEMENT SEASON TRADITION CREATED BY UNIVERSITY’S FOUNDER

The Service of Consecration Is Wednesday, May 1 at Heyn Chapel

WHAT:              

Wednesday, May 1, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) – an institution affiliated with the United Methodist faith – will host a sacred tradition that was started in the 1930s by the institution’s founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. 

The Service of Consecration is a special worship experience designed by Dr. Bethune to give graduating seniors the opportunity to recommit their lives to God and be consecrated for future service. Bishop Timothy J. Clarke from First Church of God “The City” in Columbus, Ohio, will deliver inspiring words and blessings over each graduate. Attendees will also hear from Dr. William Berry, acting president and university provost, who will then guide the short walk from Gertrude Hotchkiss Heyn Memorial Chapel to Dr. Bethune’s burial site for the ringing of the bells. The service is free and open to the public.

WHEN:             

Wednesday, May 1

6:30 p.m.

WHERE:           

Gertrude Hotchkiss Heyn Memorial Chapel

640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.

Daytona Beach, Fla. 32114

About Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU)

Now in its 120th year, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) is a historically-Black university in Daytona Beach, Fla., founded by civil and human rights activist Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in 1904 as the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls. With deep roots in the history of America, B-CU is a United Methodist-related, private institution largely focused on liberal arts programs to meet students’ diverse educational, social and cultural needs. The university is home to the nation’s #2 HBCU Nursing Program, a world-renowned marching band known as “The Pride,” and is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.